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Wind in River Road

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 2:45 am (EDT)
Now · from the north-northeast 6 mph
Gusts
15 mph
Beaufort scale
2 · light breeze
Today's peak
8 mph at 11:00 am
In knots
5 kn
Offshore

Today the wind in River Road is a light breeze from the north-northeast: 1 mph to 8 mph, peaking at 11:00 am with gusts of 18 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Washington/Warren (KOCW), 5.5 mi away · 35 min ago

Wind6 mph from the north-northeast
Gusts—
Visibility9.9 mi or more
WeatherNothing to note

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Wind for the next 7 days, hour by hour

Arrows point where the wind blows to, every 12 hours. Each hour comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF and GFS.

  • Today, Thu 29 1–8 mph · gusts 18 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 0–3 mph · gusts 5 NNW · Beaufort 1
  • Sat 31 2–8 mph · gusts 14 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 3–6 mph · gusts 12 NE · Beaufort 2
  • Mon 2 3–6 mph · gusts 12 ENE · Beaufort 2
  • Tue 3 4–9 mph · gusts 17 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Wed 4 5–9 mph · gusts 18 ENE · Beaufort 3

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 36678552
Gusts 1214121711694
Direction NNENNENENENENESEE
Beaufort 12223221
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 10212211
Gusts 11224532
Direction NENNWNNWWNWWNWNNWNNEENE
Beaufort 00111110
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 24678864
Gusts 3711121414129
Direction NENNENNENNENENENEENE
Beaufort 12223322
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sun 1
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 34466653
Gusts 677101212107
Direction NENNENNENEENEENEENEENE
Beaufort 12222221
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM

Do the models agree on the wind?

High confidence

The models agree on the wind for the next few days.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

Do the models agree on the wind?
Wind (mph) TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 7196111022828723825922
AIFS 74887911
GFS 71971611259207198191428
ICON 716499217177169211125
HRRR 81859—————
NBM 61035814612612917918
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighhigh

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Onshore or offshore wind?

Today, from the north-northeast: offshore. Calm shore and clean waves, but watch the drift out to sea.

On Wednesday 4, from the east-northeast: offshore.

The coast here faces southwest. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
1 Light air 1–3 Ripples, no foam
2 Light breeze · today 4–7 Small wavelets
3 Gentle breeze · week peak 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps
6 Strong breeze 25–31 Large waves, foam crests

Questions about the wind in River RoadQuestions

What's the wind like today in River Road?

Light breeze from the north-northeast: 6 mph now, peaking at 8 mph at 11:00 am with gusts of 18 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Wednesday 4: up to 9 mph from the east-northeast, with gusts of 18 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is light breeze. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Offshore: the coast faces southwest.

More about River Road today

Wind near River Road

Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

Learn more

Wind: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS; the table shows each hour's model). Coast orientation: © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 2:45 am (local time).

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